2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I NOTICED WHILE DOING A WALK AROUND OF MY TRUCK THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS BURNED OUT. I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND PLANNED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE OTHER SIDE BURNED OUT AS WELL. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES (77,000MILES). I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, INCLUDING A FAMILY MEMBER AND COWORKERS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IF YOU DON'T CATCH WHEN THE FIRST ONE BURNS OUT THE OTHER FOLLOWS SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. *TR

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

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINS LIT. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING RATTLING OVER AREA OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

I JUST ABOUT WENT SWIMMING OFF THE BOAT RAMP WHEN MY TRUCK REDLINED IN REVERSE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT IN REVERSE AND AS SOON AS I DID THE ACCELERATOR REDLINED AND PEELED OUT IN THE DIRT PARKING LOT. MANAGED TO GET IT IN PARK AND IT REDLINED FOR A COUPLE MORE SECONDS AND BACK TO NORMAL. IT APPEARS THIS YEAR AND MODEL WAS PART OF THE RECALL THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND PURCHASED IN LATE MARCH 2012. *TR

EMAIL RE THE 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS-CONFIGURED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING OUT OF CONTROL ACCIDENT. LOCATED FOUR SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON NHTSA DATABASE, DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE. TOYOTA CORRECTED PROBLEM IN 2011. *SMD THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BY USING SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BECAME OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE PLASTIC SHIELDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE AND MAKING TURNS AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THE PEDALS ON THE TRUCK ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. WHEN WEARING HEAVY BOOTS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING, THE ACCELERATOR IS OFTEN DEPRESSED WHEN BRAKING WITH THE DRIVER IN TOTAL ALARM AS THE ENGINE IS RACING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE BEING HEAVILY APPLIED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM BREAKING AWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SCARY CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT OF HAVING TO QUICKLY APPLY B RAKES DUE TO A TRAFFIC SITUATION WHEREAS IF YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE ETC [ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL] CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY WHEN YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY AS YOU WOULD DO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN STARTING AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA WHO IS IN DENIAL AND EVEN WENT TO ARBITRATION AND LOST. A SIMPLE FIX WOULD BE TO DISABLE THE ETC WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA'S SMART BRAKING SYSTEM MIGHT REMEDY MY SITUATION. TOYOTA INSISTS NO. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HOPE YOU CAN GET ME SOME HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THEDAY IME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE BURNING THROUGH THE LENS. AS A RESULT, THE LENSES WERE CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LENS HAD HEAT DAMAGETO BULB BASE AND THE SOCKET IT PLUGS INTO. THE DEALER ONCE REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE MILEAGE. THE DEALER WAS THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 02/13/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD OVERHEAT AND CRACK OR DISCOLOR THE LENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE LENS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.